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They packed on the PDA in front of cameras - but Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's display away from the spotlight was a little different.

The married couple were captured on camera backstage at the ceremony, where they appeared engrossed in their mobile phones.

Kim, still dressed in her sheer black dress, sits on a chair at one side of the room, clutching her trusty device.

Her hubby then pats the seat next to him, motioning for her to swap positions.

Kim and Kanye backstage at VMA's

She wanders over, sitting next to her hubby, while he pops his phone into his pocket.

Kim then passes the rapper her own mobile as she adjusts her shoes, and he starts scrolling away.

Well, with 72.8million Twitter followers between them, there should be plenty to check.

Earlier on in the night Kim and Kanye posed in the red carpet with their arms wrapped around each other, and also shared tender moments as they sat in the audience at the annual star-studded ceremony.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West pose for the cameras (Photo: Getty)

A tender moment (Photo: Rex)

Kim's sheer short black dress put her famous figure on display and she went for a messy wet look with her hair

Meanwhile Kanye dressed way down in a white T-shirt and matching trousers, keeping a protective hand round his wife as they stopped for photos outside.

The power couple joined some of the biggest musicians, models, TV stars and more for the annual bash, where Kanye put on an epic four-minute performance.

He kicked off his set with a lengthy speech in which he told the audience that he was going to show them his new music video and say a few words.

Kanye can't keep his hands off Kim (Photo: Rex)

He said: "I am Kanye West and it feels really great to say that - especially this year. I came here to present my new video but before I do that I'm going to talk."

Kanye - who famously interrupted Taylor's acceptance speech when she picked up the Best Female Video award at the 2009 VMAs in which he said his friend Beyoncé should have won - went on to subtly mock the 'Blank Space' hitmaker, who didn't attend this year's ceremony.

He said: "Now later tonight 'Famous' might lose to Beyoncé but I can't be mad. I'm always wishing for Beyoncé to win so...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian leave dinner after the VMAs in NYC (Photo: Splash)

"For people to understand just how blessed we are, ['Famous'] was an expression of our now, our fame right now, us on the inside of the TV.

"[I had the] audacity to put Anna Wintour right next to Donald Trump."

He then praised his wife Kim, with whom he has three-year-old daughter North and eight-month-old son Saint.

He said as he looked at her in the audience: "My wife is a G! Not a lot of people's wives would let them say that."

They held hands throughout the night (Photo: Splash)

Kanye finished up his speech by mentioning gun violence and Taylor, whom he fell out with earlier this year after he referenced having sex with her in the lyrics for 'Famous'.

He said: "We came over in the same boat, now we're all in the same bed. Well, maybe different boats, but, if you think about last week, there was 22 people murdered in Chicago.

"People come up to me like, 'Man, that's right, take Taylor down,' - Bro, I love all of y'all. That's why I called her ..."